That unmanifest dimension is the ultimate goal, and those who attain it never return to this mortal world. It is My Supreme Abode. Description The spiritual realm is adorned with a divine sky known as the Paravyom, where various forms of God have their eternal abodes, called Lokas. In these Lokas, the Supreme Lord resides …
Countless beings are born with the dawn of Brahma’s day and are reabsorbed at the onset of the cosmic night, only to reappear naturally with the arrival of the next cosmic day. Description Shree Krishna has thus far explained the temporary nature of the material worlds. He now begins to describe the eternal spiritual realm, …
Countless beings are born with the dawn of Brahma’s day and are reabsorbed at the onset of the cosmic night, only to reappear naturally with the arrival of the next cosmic day. Description The Vedas describe four types of dissolution (pralaya): Nitya Pralaya: This occurs every night during deep sleep when our consciousness temporarily dissolves. …
At the dawn of Brahma’s day, all living beings arise from the unmanifested state, and at the onset of his night, they return once more to the unmanifested state. Description In the cosmic cycle, creation, sustenance, and destruction repeat across the universe and its planetary systems. At the end of Brahma’s day, which lasts 4.32 …
One day of Brahma, known as a kalpa, spans a thousand cycles of the four ages (mahā yugas), and his night lasts for the same duration. Those who understand this grasp the true nature of Brahma’s day and night. Description The Vedic cosmological system presents vast and astounding measurements of time. Imagine an insect that …
“In all the realms of this material creation, even up to Brahma’s highest abode, you remain subject to rebirth, O Arjun. But upon reaching My Abode, O son of Kunti, there is no rebirth again.” Description According to Vedic scriptures, the universe consists of fourteen worlds—seven higher (celestial abodes like Bhūḥ to Satya Lok) and …
“Once they have reached Me, the great souls are no longer subject to rebirth in this temporary, suffering-filled world, as they have achieved the highest state of perfection.” Description When one attains God, the soul is freed from the cycle of life and death and reaches God’s divine abode, never returning to the material world …
“O Parth, I am easily accessible to those yogis who, with unwavering devotion, constantly focus their minds on Me.” Description In the previous verse, Shree Krishna described meditating on the formless God, which is difficult and uninspiring. He now suggests an easier method—meditating on God’s personal forms (like Ram, Krishna, Shiv, etc.), their Names, Forms, …
Anyone who leaves the body while thinking of Me, the Supreme Being, and chanting the sacred syllable Om will reach the highest destination. Description The Vedic scriptures explain that at the dawn of creation, God first brought forth sound. From this sound, He created space, and then continued with the rest of creation. The primordial …
By controlling all the senses, focusing the mind in the region of the heart, and directing the life-breath (prana) towards the head, one should attain unwavering yogic concentration. Description In the Vedas, God is known by many names such as Brahman, Bhagwan, Deva, Paramātmā, Praṇa, Puruṣh, Sat, and more. When referring to His formless aspect, …
